tsunami
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbour”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/; enPR: (t)so͞o-nä'mi
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (Canada) IPA(key): /(t)suˈnæmi/, /(t)suˈnɑmi/
- Rhymes: -ɑːmi
Noun
edittsunami (plural tsunami or tsunamis)
- A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train).
- (figurative) A large and generally unstoppable surge.
- 2009, John Bernard Kelly, An Accidental Atheist: A Memoir, Aquinine books, →ISBN, page 306:
- It seemed that what started out as a handful of isolated cases gradually turned into a tsunami of complaints.
- 2009, Marc Eliot, American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood, Crown Archetype, →ISBN, page 86:
- It set off a tsunami of debate among the more esoteric critics, who either loved it or hated it but could not ignore it.
- 2012, Demetra M. Pappas, The Euthanasia/Assisted-Suicide Debate, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 60:
- The next decade would culminate in a tsunami of legislation, civil litigation, and criminal prosecutions in which assisted suicide was both criminalized (as in Michigan) and decriminalized (as in Oregon).
- 2020 August 26, Nigel Harris, “Comment Special: Catastrophe at Carmont”, in Rail, page 4:
- The editor paid a heavy price - he was subsequently compelled to offer a grovelling and humiliating personal apology, following a tsunami of protest.
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:tsunami.
Alternative forms
editSynonyms
edit- seismic sea wave
- tidal wave (usage conflict)
Derived terms
editTranslations
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See also
editFurther reading
edit- tsunami on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- tsunami on Wikiversity.Wikiversity
- Category:tsunami on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
editCebuano
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English tsunami, borrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami
Czech
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami f (indeclinable)
Further reading
edit- “tsunami”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
Danish
editEtymology
editNoun
edittsunami
Declension
editcommon gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tsunami | tsunamien | tsunamier | tsunamierne |
genitive | tsunamis | tsunamiens | tsunamiers | tsunamiernes |
Dutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami m (plural tsunami's, diminutive tsunamietje n)
Hypernyms
editFinnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami
Declension
editInflection of tsunami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | tsunami | tsunamit | |
genitive | tsunamin | tsunamien | |
partitive | tsunamia | tsunameja | |
illative | tsunamiin | tsunameihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | tsunami | tsunamit | |
accusative | nom. | tsunami | tsunamit |
gen. | tsunamin | ||
genitive | tsunamin | tsunamien | |
partitive | tsunamia | tsunameja | |
inessive | tsunamissa | tsunameissa | |
elative | tsunamista | tsunameista | |
illative | tsunamiin | tsunameihin | |
adessive | tsunamilla | tsunameilla | |
ablative | tsunamilta | tsunameilta | |
allative | tsunamille | tsunameille | |
essive | tsunamina | tsunameina | |
translative | tsunamiksi | tsunameiksi | |
abessive | tsunamitta | tsunameitta | |
instructive | — | tsunamein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “tsunami”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ, tsunami, “harbour wave”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami m (plural tsunamis)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “tsunami”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Japanese 津波 (tsunami, “tsunami, tidal wave, tidal bore”), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami (first-person possessive tsunamiku, second-person possessive tsunamimu, third-person possessive tsunaminya)
- tsunami: a very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption. Tsunami are usually a series of waves, or wave train.
- Synonym: semong
Further reading
edit- “tsunami” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami).
Noun
edittsunami m (invariable)
Japanese
editRomanization
edittsunami
Malay
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami (Jawi spelling تسونامي, plural tsunami-tsunami, informal 1st possessive tsunamiku, 2nd possessive tsunamimu, 3rd possessive tsunaminya)
Further reading
edit- “tsunami” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Japanese 津波 (tsunami), via English tsunami.
Noun
edittsunami m (definite singular tsunamien, indefinite plural tsunamier, definite plural tsunamiene)
- a tsunami
References
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Japanese 津波 (tsunami), via English tsunami.
Noun
edittsunami m (definite singular tsunamien, indefinite plural tsunamiar, definite plural tsunamiane)
- a tsunami
References
edit- “tsunami” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English tsunami.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami n (indeclinable)
- (oceanography) tsunami (very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train))
- Hypernym: fala
- (figurative) tsunami (violent event that changes or completely shatters the previous state of something)
- Synonym: tornado
- (figurative) tsunami, flood (appearance of some emotion, behavior, or phenomenon in large quantities or in high intensity) [with genitive]
- (figurative) tsunami, flood (huge number of people gathered in some place and moving to somewhere) [with genitive]
- Hypernym: fala
Further reading
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Japanese, 津波 (tsunami).
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: tsu‧na‧mi
Noun
edittsunami m (plural tsunamis)
- Alternative spelling of tsunâmi
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ, tsunami, “harbour wave”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami m (plural tsunamis)
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “tsunami”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波 (tsunami).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami (n class, plural tsunami)
- tsunami (very large and destructive wave)
- 2023 February 7, “Haya ndio matetemeko matano makubwa zaidi kuwahi kutokea duniani”, in BBC News Swahili[2]:
- Tsunami iliyofuatia tetemeko la ardhi iliathiri nchi 14 za Asia Kusini na Afrika Mashariki.
- The tsunami that followed the earthquake affected 14 countries in South Asia and East Africa.
- tsunami (large and generally unstoppable surge)
- 2021 December 24, “Habari njema na mbaya kuhusu Omicron zina maana gani kwetu?”, in BBC News Swahili[3]:
- Dunia imepigwa na tsunami ya Omicron.
- The world is hit by an Omicron tsunami.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Japanese.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami c
Declension
editDeclension of tsunami | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tsunami | tsunamin | tsunamier | tsunamierna |
Genitive | tsunamis | tsunamins | tsunamiers | tsunamiernas |
Derived terms
editReferences
editTagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English tsunami, from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡suˈnami/ [t͡sʊˈn̪aː.mɪ], /t͡ʃuˈnami/ [t͡ʃʊˈn̪aː.mɪ]
- Rhymes: -ami
- Syllabification: tsu‧na‧mi
Noun
edittsunami (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜈᜋᜒ)
Further reading
edit- “tsunami”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
editTurkish
editEtymology
editFrom Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbor”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittsunami (definite accusative tsunamiyi, plural tsunamiler)
- a tsunami; a very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption
- English terms borrowed from Japanese
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- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/unɑmi
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- Finnish lemmas
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- nb:Oceanography
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- Polish terms derived from Japanese
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- Rhymes:Polish/ami
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